Maryam Khalil is a Research Fellow at the Datasphere Initiative, contributing to the Local Sandboxes, Global Impact project on data and AI governance. She is currently pursuing a Master’s in International and Development Studies at the Geneva Graduate Institute, focusing on the relationship between technology, surveillance, and development in the Global South.
Before joining the fellowship, Maryam worked with NGOs and government ministries in Egypt on policy research and project development in areas such as education, food security, and social welfare. Her research interests include digital governance, technocratic policymaking, and the political economy of AI and data infrastructures.
